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The Importance of Having an Intergenerational Choir
When I researched intergenerational choirs in Georgia Baptist Churches several years ago, I found that leaders of churches that are intergenerational usually have a philosophical reason to value them. Even those leaders that are historically intergenerational (but not always intentional about celebrating the diversity… Continue Reading “The Importance of Having an Intergenerational Choir”
The Young Daughter and The Boomer Tenor
In the past two days I’ve been reminded of why it’s good to have multiple generations in music ministry. I’m convinced more and more that any church that values ALL her members and finds why to incorporate each person of varying abilities will be… Continue Reading “The Young Daughter and The Boomer Tenor”
The Unfortunate Decline of the Choir
When I was researching choirs in intergenerational churches several years ago, I used a statistic from the National Congregations Study conducted by Chavez to make the point that choirs were still in a majority of our churches in the southern US. See data here:… Continue Reading “The Unfortunate Decline of the Choir”
“Intergenerational Worship” is worship in which people of every age are understood to be equally important.
Howard Vanderwell
